FC: RIAA, SoundExchange on Library of Congress webcasting decision

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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From: AWeiss () riaa com
Subject: RIAA's statement
To: declan () well com
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 14:34:09 -0400

Declan: Thought you'd want our statement as well.
best to you.

Amy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         Contact:       Jonathan Lamy
Tuesday, May 21, 2002                                        Amanda Collins
http://www.riaa.com                                          Amy Weiss
                                                       202-857-9650


              COMMENT BY CARY SHERMAN, PRESIDENT OF THE RIAA
                  ON THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS' DECISION

"The Librarian has rejected the arbitration panel's determination, but we
do not know why or what decision the Librarian will ultimately make based
on the evidence presented.  Since both sides appealed the panel's
determination, anything is possible.  We look forward to the conclusion of
this process on June 20th, and to the day when artists and labels finally
get paid for the use of their music."

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From: MLetonja () SoundExchange com
Subject: Comment of John Simson of SoundExchange on Decision of Librarian of
 Congress Today
To: declan () well com
Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 14:58:46 -0400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             Contact:  John Simson
Tuesday, May 21, 2002                                   202/857-9630
www.soundexchange.com


       COMMENT FROM JOHN SIMSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SOUNDEXCHANGE
                  ON DECISION BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


"Given the complexity of the issues, I am not surprised by the Librarian's
decision.  I remain confident that we can find creative solutions to enable
webcasting to thrive while providing recording artists and those who invest
in sound recordings a fair and equitable royalty in return. Over the past
three years, webcasters have paid for bandwidth, rent, hardware, software
and other business expenses. It is time that they finally start to pay the
Artists and record companies whose creative output is the most important
component of their business.

"On behalf of our members and the thousands of artists we represent,
SoundExchange will continue our discussions with webcasters to see if long
term solutions can be reached in the marketplace."

For more information about SoundExchange, go to www.soundexchange.com

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